DFO Set Two Flashcards
The afferent nervous system consists of all outgoing motor pathways
False
The incidence of depression is twice as high in men as it is in women
False
Euthymia is a less severe form of depression
False
People with depression can exhibit psychotic features
True
A person with Bipolar Disorder experiences periods of normal mood
True
A mood that is dulled in response is referred to as a labile affect
False
Anhedonia is the increased pleasure of life during a manic phase
False
Hallucinations are perceptual disturbances
True
Which of the following is a ‘negative’ symptom of schizophrenia?
Loss of volition
A delusion is a positive symptom of schizophrenia
True
The false sensory experience involving taste refers to a
Gustatory hallucinations
The prodromal phase of schizophrenia refers to which of the following:
The first phase of very subtle symptoms, which can last from weeks to years
Repetition or imitation of what someone else says
Echolalia
Client reports no joy or pleasure in life
Anhedonia
General slowing of movement
Psychomotor retardation
Client claims to be associated with famous people or believes s/he is famous
Delusions of grandeur
Client doesn’t believe they have a mental illness when they do
Lack of insight
Disorders of perception
Hallucinations
A fixed false belief which has no basis to reality
Delusion
Immediate and observable expression of mood
Affect
What provides a protective covering for the brain and spinal cord?
Meninges
____ stimulation will lead to _____ of the neuronal cell membrane, and if this reaches the threshold value an action potential will fire
Excitatory
Depolarisation
____ stimulation will lead to _____ of the neuronal cell membrane and will not lead to the firing of an action potential
Inhibitory
Hyperpolarisation
The main function of axons is to
Conduct action potentials to other neurons
Schwann cells form myelin sheaths around the nerve fibres in the CNS
False
